This book provides an account of how popular theatre developed from the fairground booths of the 18th century to become a vehicle of mass entertainment in the following century. Whereas other studies offer a traditional approach to the theatres of high culture, John McCormick takes the role of impartial historian, uncovering the popular theatres of the boulevards, suburbs and fairgrounds. He focuses on the social and economic context in which vaudevilles, pantomimes and melodramas were performed, and explores the audiences who enjoyed them.
This book provides an account of how popular theatre developed from the fairground booths of the 18th century to become a vehicle of mass entertainmen...
In this insightful and engaging new book, John McCormick argues that the current climate of gloom makes it more important than ever to remind people about the achievements of Europe. The book makes a clear and unequivocal case that shows how the EU, in spite of its problems, has made Europe a better, more peaceful, and more prosperous place.
In this insightful and engaging new book, John McCormick argues that the current climate of gloom makes it more important than ever to remind people a...
This book provides systematic coverage of the key concepts in the study of environmental politics; the evolution of environmental thinking; the national and international actors involved in environmental policy; and a selection of specific environmental problems including their causes, the challenges and results of addressing them to date.
This book provides systematic coverage of the key concepts in the study of environmental politics; the evolution of environmental thinking; the nat...
